Competition “Block 69/70- Life In Between Spaces” Salt Lake City Utah USA
Our goal is to create a vibrant and friendly place that will be the catalyst for the city and its development. This is why we will give priority to the physical presence of people in the area and at the same time we wish to minimize the use of cars. Also, as the 69-70 are placed in the middle of the cultural heart of Salt Lake City, we want to strengthen their cultural role, by creating a visible network, something similar to what the neurons are for the human brain. This network will connect the main cultural centers of the area and will spread the cultural activities in the in-between areas of the blocks 69-70. We believe that our proposal integrates different functions, invites pedestrians and bikers to a safe place, with the expansion and the opening of the buildings’ functions to the outdoor spaces, and finally with careful and thorough planning, it will be able to concentrate urban activities, invite and cause the increase of people’s presence and time in the area. This is an area that provides rich experience and sustainability all over time. That ultimately is translated into life in between spaces of 69-70.
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IA Utah Young Architects Forum, Downtown Alliance SixtyNine Seventy Task Force, Utah Heritage Foundation |
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This project refers to the design of a ground floor private residence with surrounding fencing, in the farm area of Epanomi (municipality of Thermaikos) which has a total area of 11557.50 sq.m. The ground floor house has been designed and developed based on the topographical details of the area . The building has visual engravings on the southwest, its entrance is located on the northeast and evolves around a outdoor living room. More specifically, the exterior seating area consists of a semi-outdoor area with a pergola, which includes the entrance to the house.
The main living spaces are located in the northwest part of the property. There is the kitchen with the dining room and the living room, as well as two bedrooms and a laundry space. To the southeast there are three guest bedrooms, one with a private bathroom and two with a shared one.
The external staircase located on the main patio leads to an outdoor seating area, which is designed on the roof, with a pergola. On the exterior space of the building one more pergola creates a shading system that serves the outdoor parking space. The outdoor space also hosts a hot tub, in connection to the master bedroom.
The central and connecting element of the composition is the atrium, from which there is access to the all the interior spaces. The design offers privacy where it is needed with large openings to the surrounding view.
